Mks Instruments Stock Forecast

Buy or Hold candidate since Jun 08, 2026 Gain 24.70%

The MKS Instruments stock price fell by -7.46% on the last day (Tuesday, 23rd Jun 2026) from $420.56 to $389.17. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.11% from a day low at $382.56 to a day high of $394.47. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 24.7% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day by 50 thousand shares but on falling prices. This may be an early warning and the risk will be increased slightly over the next couple of days. In total, 2 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $619.10 million.

The stock lies in the middle of a very wide and strong rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 49.96% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $489.83 and $634.08 at the end of this 3-month period.

MKSI Signals & Forecast

The MKS Instruments stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $383.53 and $328.36. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Monday, June 22, 2026, and so far it has fallen -7.46%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Volume rose on falling prices yesterday. This may be an early warning and the stock should be followed more closely.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for MKS Instruments stock

On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $313.21 and $300.79. There is a natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, MKS Instruments finds support just below today's level at $313.21. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $300.79 and $293.77.

This stock may move much during the day (volatility) and with a large prediction interval from the Bollinger Band this stock is considered to be "high risk". During the last day, the stock moved $11.92 between high and low, or 3.11%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 4.39%.

Our recommended stop-loss: $370.72 (-4.74%) (This stock has high daily movements and this gives high risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 1 day ago.)

Trading Expectations (MKSI) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Wednesday 24th

For the upcoming trading day on Wednesday, 24th we expect MKS Instruments to open at $388.73, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $378.25 and $400.09, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$21.83 (+/-5.77%) up or down from last closing price. If MKS Instruments takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 5.77% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $406.37 (4.42%) than the support at $313.21 (19.52%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.

Is MKS Instruments stock A Buy?

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for MKS Instruments stock to perform well in the short-term. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Hold to a Buy candidate.

Current score: 1.294 Buy Candidate Upgraded

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on June 24, 2026 - $388.73 ( 0.113%).

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